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EV SUV reviews

2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence.
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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long Term Review #2: Can a PHEV actually drive more than 1000km on a single charge and tank of fuel? Only one way to find out…

August 31, 2025October 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 12693 Views 1000km range, HS Super Hybrid, mg

It’s often claimed that the ultimate range of a petrol-electric plug-in hybrid – if you exhaust the battery and drain

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2025 GWM Haval H7.
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2025 GWM Haval H7 hybrid Review: Mean, keen and muscly SUV is a tempting alternative to the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage

August 30, 2025August 29, 2025 Toby Hagon 3126 Views GWM, Haval H7, hybrid

GWM has expanded its SUV line-up with the arrival of the mid-sized H7. Known as the Big Dog in the

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2025 Cadillac Optiq.
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2025 Cadillac Optiq Review: This electric SUV is the most relevant Cadillac yet confirmed for Australia. It will be the cheapest and may also be the best

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 Stephen Corby 4143 Views cadillac, Optiq

With Cadillac offering big price cuts and financing offers on its first Australian offering, the Lyriq EV – which some

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2025 Hyundai Inster
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2025 Hyundai Inster Seven-Day Test: A compelling argument for why buying the cheaper Chinese alternative isn’t the best choice

August 24, 2025August 26, 2025 Iain Curry 12729 Views cheap EV, city ev, hyundai ev, hyundai inster, hyundai inster review

You bring it in for under $40,000, yet the masses still say it’s too expensive. Sorry little Inster… appears you

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2025 Polestar 3 Long Range.
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Just how long range is the 2025 Polestar 3 Long Ranger? We drive Western Australia’s EV Highway to find out

August 23, 2025August 24, 2025 Stephen Corby 6763 Views moderl 3, polestar

Here is the question – did I set out to drive the world’s longest EV Highway, in Western Australia, to

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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long term test. Frustrating screen.
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2025 MG HS Super Hybrid Essence Long Term Review #1: After some initial weirdness, this plug-in hybrid SUV is showing promise

August 17, 2025October 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 21994 Views MG HS Super Hybrid Essence

This is an exciting moment for us at EV Central. Our first long term review vehicle! We’re in the big

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Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy lead
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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Review: Hyundai goes Audi and BMW hunting with huge electric SUV

August 10, 2025August 9, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 3925 Views hyundai ioniq 9

Hyundai’s answer to the Kia EV9 has arrived in the sky-scraping shape of the Ioniq 9 SUV, but there is

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GWW Haval H6 Hybrid.
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2025 GWM Haval H6 Hybrid Review: Meet the budget Chinese alternative to the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and Kia Sportage Hybrid

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 Toby Hagon 5224 Views GWM, H6, haval, hybrid

The GWM Haval H6 has scored a decent upgrade for 2025 with a revised look, more equipment and a solid

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MG S5
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2025 MG S5 Essence Review: Look out BYD and Tesla! This could be the new small electric SUV benchmark

August 2, 2025August 4, 2025 Toby Hagon 7890 Views mg, MG S5

The MG S5 is the latest compact electric SUV to take on the heavy hitters of the market. The five-seater

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2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid.
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2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Review: A worthy step along the road to EVs, or not quite good enough? Unpacking the sixth generation of one of Australia’s best known medium SUVs

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 7227 Views AWD Hybrid, Forester, Subaru

When it comes to electrified vehicles some people accept only zero emission EVs. And that’s understandable. But other people regard

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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EV videos

Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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